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2021-2022 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

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Religion
  

  • REL 280 - Internship in the Practice of Religion (1)

    Participation in the activities of a religious organization or institution. See Additional Academic Opportunities , All-College Independent Study Courses 280/380.
  
  
  

  • REL 323 - Native American Religions (1)

    Native American Religions will introduce students to the oral traditions, ritual ceremonies, connection to the land, and lifeways that animate the spirituality of Indigenous Peoples across North America. Students will learn about the tragic and complex history of Native American relationships with settlers and missionaries, their strategies for maintaining traditional practices despite pressures to “civilize” and “Christianize,” and what Indigenous Peoples can teach us about our interdependence with the environment. Students will consider how to be good neighbors and allies to Indigenous Peoples as they continue to struggle with the lasting effects of colonization, revitalize their language and lifeways, legal battles over sacred land, and the defense of their sovereignty. 
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 324 - The Hindu Vision (1)

    Hindu worldview as embodied and expressed in this tradition’s major teachings, rituals, and social practices. Primary focus on such classical texts as the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, and the Ramayana. Some attention to developments within modern Hinduism, with particular emphasis on the writings of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 325 - The Buddhist Way (1)

    Primary teachings, formative figures, and major movements in the development of Buddhist thought in India, Tibet, China, and Japan. Special attention to the Buddhist understanding of reality, analysis of the human condition, and path to Nirvana or Enlightenment Alternate years.
    (Humanities) (Intercultural Literacy Intensive)
  

  • REL 327 - Religions of China and Japan (1)

    This course focuses on the character and development of Chinese and Japanese religions. Particular emphasis will be placed on the figures, movements and literature of China’s and Japan’s “major” religions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto) within their regional, social and cultural contexts. Some attention will also be given to NRM’s (New Religious Movements) and the reception of “western” philosophy and religion. Offered every third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 342 - Judaism (1)

    Basic concepts, practices, and worldview of post-Biblical Judaism. Background readings in the history of Jewish people, religion, and thought. Offered every third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 343 - Issues in Contemporary Judaism (1)

    Focus on a particular issue or skill in the study of post-Biblical Judaism. In the framework of a critical engagement with the relationship between post-Biblical Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, the course will focus on issues which impact the conception of Jews and Judaism during the rabbinic, medieval and modern eras. Issues which will be addressed will include: Judaism and Islam, modern Jewish philosophy, Kabbalah, or the myth of the “original” Israel. Particular issue will be specified in the current Course Schedule. Offered every third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 362 - Holocaust and Response (1)

    Social and theological developments in the articulation of Judaism in Europe as shaped by the watershed events of the Nazi Holocaust. Attention to the problem of evil and the claim that basic changes in Jewish and Christian religious understandings are now inevitable. Offered every third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 363 - Suffering and the Sacred (1)

    This course examines diverse biblical response paradigms concerning human suffering as found throughout Jewish and Christian traditions. Paradigms we will explore include: Lament and protest as prayer form; redemptive suffering and self-sacrifice; liberation from social/political and psychological oppression; forgiveness; defiant joy as spiritual resistance; and relinquishment or shedding of Ego-mind including amid the pain of spiritual growth known as Dark Night of the Soul. These meaning making responses and coping strategies, as well as hope amid affliction, are undercurrents throughout the course. Includes Liberation Theology (black, womanist, and feminist), Holocaust Theology, and Contemplative/Mystical Theology. Offered every third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 366 - Advanced Topics: Native American Religions (1)

    Native American Religion will introduce students to the oral traditions, ritual ceremonies, connection to the land, and lifeways that animate the spirituality of Indigenous Peoples across North America. Students will reflect upon the meaning, experience, and effects of vision quests, sweat lodges, smudging (“burning sage/sweet grass”), the Ghost Dance, the Sun Dance, and the Navajo Kinaalda ritual. Students will learn about the tragic and complex history of Native American relationships with settlers and missionaries, their strategies for maintaining traditional practices despite pressures to “civilize” and “Christianize,” and what Indigenous Peoples can teach us about our interdependence with the environment. Lastly, students will consider how to be good neighbors and allies to Indigenous Peoples as they continue to struggle with the lasting effects of colonization, revitalize their language and lifeways, legal battles over sacred land, and the defense of their sovereignty.
    (Humanities) (Intercultural Literacy Intensive)
  

  • REL 367 - Advanced Topics: Buddhist Philosophies (1)

    The Buddhist tradition of mindfulness is both technique and philosophy, and includes differing understandings of the practice, efficacy and meaning of meditative contemplation. This course will explore the experience of Buddhist meditation alongside its philosophical understandings, including such topics as selfhood, emptiness, Buddha nature and enlightenment.
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 369 - Advanced Topics: Cults & Savages: Psych in Religion (1)

    This course will examine the relationship between psychological/neurological mental states and religion with an intercultural and comparative focus. Students will encounter a variety of literatures that examine the origins of and explanations for mythic and religious experiences, selfhood and the problem of ‘other minds’
    (Humanities)
  

  • REL 380 - Internship in the Practice of Religion (1)

    Participation in the activities of a religious organization or institution. See Additional Academic Opportunities , All-College Independent Study Courses 280/380.
  

  • REL 388 - Seminar in Perspectives on Religion (1)

    Exploration of advanced issues in the study of religion, treating selected theoretical perspectives as they apply to diverse religious traditions. Content will vary from course to course. Emphasis on individual research. Prerequisites: junior standing. Alternate years. This course is pre-approved for transcript notation in the Ingenuity in Action category, Civic Engagement. To participate and earn notation of completion on your transcript, please complete the Ingenuity in Action application.
    (Humanities) (Writing Intensive)
  

  • REL 389 - Seminar in Religion II: Practical Applications (1)

    This seminar is the second of two courses that make up the capstone experience for junior and senior majors in the study of religion. Students will both consider and implement the practical applications of their research projects completed in the prior seminar. Students will be encouraged to consult with on-campus faculty, whose specializations align with their topics, and to take full advantage of the college’s resources, including the Writing Center, the Berry Center, and the Civic Engagement Office, toward the ends of a creating a product (i.e., academic paper, presentation, informational resource, promotional video, etc.) beneficial to the academy and/or society.   Prerequisite: REL 388. Alternate years. Offered same year as REL 388. This course is pre-approved for transcript notation in the Ingenuity in Action category, Civic Engagement. To participate and earn notation of completion on your transcript, please complete the Ingenuity in Action application.
  
  
  
  
  

  • REL 511 - Hebrew Reading Group (1/4)

    Maintenance and development of Hebrew language skills through reading of the Hebrew Bible. Texts selected in consultation with the students participating. Course meets once a week for a semester. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
    (CR)

Sociology
  

  • SOC 101 - Sociological Thinking (1)

    Do you wonder why people do the things they do? Why society works as it does? Ever think the world is “unfair”? Sociologists study people in the world, looking at patterns, at differences, at inequalities. Thinking sociologically is like “entering a new and unfamiliar society–one in which things are no longer what they seem.” It creates “culture shock without geographical displacement.” This course requires us to look at society with a new perspective, to question our taken-for-granted assumptions, to investigate people’s actions, and to explore the organization of society. It provides a basis for being engaged citizens, thinking about social alternatives, and imagining possibilities for social justice. Credit may be given for either 101 or SOC 102 , but not for both. Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor.
    (Social Science) (Intercultural Literacy Intensive)
  

  • SOC 200 - Housing is a Human Right (SYS) (1)

    Housing is a human right, yet many people struggle to maintain stable housing. This course provides a sociological examination of the places in which we live, how we are housed, and what it is like to live without a place to call home. This course will focus on the issues of housing instability and homlessness as we explore the ways in which these social problems are shaped by public policy, economics, gender, race, and family relations. We’ll consider controversies surrounding ‘the American dream’ such as segregation, overcrowding, affordability, urbanization/suburbanization, accessibility, and alternative housing. Throughout the course we will engage in community based research with a local homeless service agency to assist them in breaking the cycle of homelessness in the Cedar Rapids area. Only open to sophomores.
    (Sophomore Year Seminar (SYS)) (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 246 - Gender Diversity (1)

    This course will focus on diverse gender identities, bodies, and social presentations. Social practices and pressures of gender will be examined in order to gain insight into the larger contemporary social meanings of gender. We will explore how individuals interpret and present their gender identities, the constraints on such interpretations and presentations, and the larger social implications of gender diversity and gender regulation on cultural ideals. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101 , ANT 102   SOC 101 , SOC 102 , GSS 171 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 248 - American Indians: Culture, Activism, and Social Justice (1)

    American Indians: Culture, Activism, and Social Justice Distinctive aspects of Native American tribes and analysis of the ways in which contemporary tribal cultures are influenced by their unique relationship with the federal government. An analysis of treaty rights, the nature of tribal self-determination, and the goals of current tribal activism. Topics covered include tribal efforts to control reservation development, to protect sacred environments, and to preserve tribal cultures. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN or EST majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: Writing Requirement (W), ANT 101 , ANT 102 , SOC 101 , ANT 102 , SOC 102 , RES 123 , permission of instructor. Alternate years.
    (Social Science) (Intercultural Literacy Intensive)
  

  • SOC 249 - Traditional Culture and Contemporary Issues in Japan (1)

    This off-campus course, taught in Japan, examines the interconnections between Japanese cultural traditions and contemporary issues. Cultural ideologies, social practices, and public policies related to gender, race/ethnicity, and human rights will be emphasized. Specific topics may include: gender roles; work and family life; intimate relationships; interpersonal violence; birthrate and aging concerns; youth culture and the current challenges faced by young adults; national identity; race/ethnicity, immigration and human rights; historical preservation and urban development; and the juxtaposition of traditional and popular culture. Initial sessions will provide an orientation to enduring historical and cultural foundations and values as well as contemporary issues that inform everyday life in Japan. While in Japan, class members will participate in a variety of activities and discussions; will complete field excursions to historical, cultural, educational, and religious settings; and will read materials relevant to these themes. Students will also explore contemporary culture by observing and interacting with Japanese citizens and hearing from guest lecturers. The course typically includes travel to and within the Kyoto-Osaka (Kansai), Kanazawa, Hiroshima, and Tokyo (Kanto) regions of Japan. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN or EST majors. Prerequisites: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 101 , PSY 161 , RES 123 , GSS 171 , or JPN 102 . Same course as PSY 256 .
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 255 - Media and the Public Mind (1)

    This course applies a sociological perspective to examine the role of mass media and social media in American society. The course will emphasize the power of the media industry to both reinforce and challenge social inequalities by influencing perceptions, ideologies, and behaviors. Specific topics include the ieconomic factors influencing the production of mass media; the complex relationship between media and democracy; media representations of gender, race, class; and the roles of media audiences in making sense of media texts.  This course may count toward SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. No prerequisites. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 257 - Topics: Social Work and Social Justice (1)

    What is social work? How does the profession of social work contribute to social justice in the United States? This course takes a sociological approach to examine the historical and contemporary ways in which social work practices and policies impact diverse and/or at risk populations. Throughout the course, we will explore the values and ethics of social work, meet with practicing social workers, and explore topics such as poverty, racial inequality, mental and physical health, criminal justice, education, and other forms of social injustice and oppression. Prerequisite(s): SOC 101  or a W course.
    (Social Science) (Intercultural Literacy Intensive)
  

  • SOC 266 - Gender Differences and Inequalities (1)

    Our ideas about gender organize our social life in important ways that we often do not even notice. These ideas, our gendered interactions, and the gendered dimensions of social institutions are largely invisible to us, and we often take them for granted as the “normal” or natural way life works. Sociology asks us to investigate and expose the aspects of social life we take for granted. In this course, we explore how social interactions, ideologies, and institutions reproduce gender difference and gender inequality, and at times, challenge contemporary gender roles, norms, and stereotypes. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 271 , GSS 171 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 273 - Families in a Social Context (1)

    This course examines current public debates and social policies related to “The Family” from a sociological perspective, with an emphasis on the complex and diverse family experiences and patterns in the contemporary United States. The course we will explore family meanings, functions, and structures, the ways that the larger social and cultural contexts impact family life, and family-related policy initiatives. This course is ideal for students interested in areas such as social work, counseling, education, and criminal justice. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101 , ANT 102  , SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 208 , GSS 171 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  
  
  
  

  • SOC 314 - Community Organizing, Public Policy, and Social Change (1)

    Communities play various roles in perpetuating and challenging contemporary social problems such as racial segregation, poverty, health disparities, educational inequity, gender/sexuality discrimination, and environmental injustices. Using Chicago as a case study, this course examines contemporary debates and social policies affecting cities; investigates the interplay between policy implementation and local efforts to make change; and explores the role of governments, non-profits, and individuals in addressing inequality. Typically travels to Chicago to meet with local organizations working on social change and policy reform related to urban inequality. Registration, when the course is taught off campus, entails additional costs. Prerequisite: SOC 101  or SOC 102 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 315 - Wealth, Power, and Inequality (1)

    This course emphasizes the importance of socio-economic class and political power. Students will observe the ways in which class and political inequalities operate in the United States and how these inequalities express themselves in social movements.

    Examples include social class, race-ethnicity, gender, citizenship, globalization, and engagement in the military. This class will contemplate the processes by which these inequalities are perpetuated, legitimated, and challenged. Prerequisite: SOC 101  or SOC 102 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 316 - Culture, Meaning-Making, and Distinction in American Society (1)

    Theoretical and sociological investigation of the concept of “culture.” Explores the connections between culture, structure, and society as a whole; specifically addresses the ways that symbols, language, and other forms of knowledge work to create meanings, constitute power, and form the basis for understanding social life including relationships, politics, sexuality, and work. Considers the creation and reception of culture; the relationship between culture and inequality; issues of domination and resistance, and the connections between culture and social/historical change. This course may count towards SOC, SAN, or ENV majors. Prerequisite: SOC 101  or SOC 102  and one additional sociology course. Offered every third year. 
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 317 - Reproductive Practices, Reproductive Policies (1)

    This course emphasizes the social construction of female reproductive processes and how culture and institutions shape our understandings and expectations of such processes. Addresses a variety of reproductive practices, experiences and ideologies. Discusses ideas about womanhood, motherhood, fatherhood, sexuality, eugenics, and reproductive freedom; investigates historical role and effect of the state, medical institutions, and women themselves as they struggle over, and shape such issues. The focus will be on the U.S., but we may also look at cases from other countries in order to examine our assumptions about reproductive practices and strategies. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: GSS 171 , SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 312 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 320 - Sociology of the Environment (1)

    The course will explore the interactions of human social systems with ecosystems, considering the ways in which people, other animals, plants, land, water, and air are closely interconnected.  It will investigate how human consumption and production, along with technology, population, health, and inequalities are interwoven with environmental conditions.  It will also study how the cultures, ideas, moral values and social experiences of different human groups, from modern Americans to indigenous populations, influence the way people think about and act toward the environment.  Finally, it will contemplate a number of ways in which people might act, both individually and collectively, to bring about a more ecological society.  Prerequisite: One of the following: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 101 , ANT 102 , RES 123  or ENV 101 .  Offered alternate years.
    Social Science
  

  • SOC 343 - Women and War (1)

    In this course we explore the lives of women who experience, resist, and speak out against sexual and racial violence, both in domestic settings and in war zones. We encounter examples of women’s resistance through indigenous organizing, world court litigation, the development of national women’s movements in countries like Afghanistan, and in intentional alterations of the everyday patterns of women’s lives. We consider the lives of an array of women including those who experience domestic oppression, those who are the victims of war crimes, and those who serve in military organizations. This course may count toward the International Relations major, the Race, Ethnicity and Social Justice major, and the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies major. Prerequisite: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 101 , ANT 102  , ANT 271 , RES 123 , or GSS 171 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 348 - Race and Racism (1)

    This course explores race and ethnic relations in the United States. Topics include U.S. immigration policies, the social construction of racial and ethnic identities, the successes of social movements, including the civil rights, treaty rights, and farm worker struggles, and the problems left unsolved by them including school re-segregation, the high rate of African American incarceration, wealth inequality, violence in the fields and environmental degradation. This course may count toward the EST major. Prerequisite: One of the following: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 101 , ANT 102  , RES 123  or Writing Requirement (W). Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 362 - Criminal Justice (1)

    Analysis of the criminal justice system in the U.S., including consideration of the police, the courts, and correctional institutions. Focus on contemporary problems and reform movements. Prerequisite: SOC 101  or SOC 102 . Offered subject to availability of faculty.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 364 - Crime, Deviance, and Society (1)

    Investigates the ways in which deviance and social control operate in daily life. Considers the “social construction of deviance, ” and the ways in which constructions of deviance can lead to inequalities. Also investigates formal institutions of social control such as the criminal justice system/prisons, the mental/medical health field, and the education system. Prerequisite: SOC 101  or SOC 102 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)(Writing Encounter)
  

  • SOC 365 - Sexualities (1)

    Investigates sexuality as a social phenomenon, focusing on the “social construction of sexuality” or the myriad ways that individuals and societies regulate and attach meaning to emotions, desires, interactions, and relations. Examines the social organization of sexuality, social control over sexual behavior, and the historical and cultural diversity of sexual attitudes, behaviors, identities and signifiers. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101 , ANT 102  , SOC 101 , SOC 102 , GSS 171 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 367 - Self and Identity (1)

    Examines the construction, negotiation, and representation of the self and social identities. Explores differing theoretical approaches to understanding identity, considers the tensions and conflicts of identification, and investigates the relations between social identities, groups, cultures, and institutions. Identities, cultures, and social movements developed around sexuality, gender, race/ethnicity, disability and other social statuses are examined.This course may count toward the SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. Prerequisite: SOC 101  or SOC 102  and one additional sociology course. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 368 - Sociology of the Body (1)

    This course examines social, cultural and political perspectives on the body, with a focus on body modifications. We will consider material and symbolic aspects of the body; body modifications as social practices; social regulation of bodies, the negotiation of the self within various social conditions, contexts, and ideologies; and the relationship of bodies to gender, class, race/ethnicity, and nationalism. Special emphasis given to the construction of ‘normal’ bodies (linked to medicine, technology, consumption, and other institutions) as well as the construction of ‘deviant’ or ‘transgressive’ bodies. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN, or GSS majors. Prerequisite: ANT 101 , ANT 102 , SOC 101 , SOC 102 , SOC 351  , ANT 312 , or GSS 171 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 369 - Medical Sociology (1)

    This course explores the social construction of health, illness, and medicine in the contemporary United States. Using a sociological perspective, we examine the social, political, economic, and cultural forces in which health, illness, and medicine are produced and understood, focusing on the medicalization of American society and the relationships between medicine, health, and social inequality as it relates to class, gender, and race. We approach health and illness as social, rather than biological, endeavors, questioning normative and biological understandings of health and illness, evaluating the social structures surrounding healthcare options, and investigating individuals’ experiences with healthcare decision-making. One of the following: ANT 101 , ANT 102 , ANT 312 , SOC 101 , SOC 102, or SOC 368   Alternate years.
    (Social Science)(Writing Encounter)
  

  • SOC 370 - Religion, Spirituality, and Community (1)

    Examines the religious experience; the provision of meaning and belonging; religious commitment and conversion; official versus nonofficial or people’s religion; religion and the creation of social cohesion; religion and its relationship to social inequality; and religious movements and social change. Topics include women’s spirituality in Witchcraft and Spiritualist communities, religious cohesion in Amish communities, the spiritual relationship between humans and the sacred earth in indigenous communities; snake handling and redemption in southern Pentecostal communities, the social and religious dimensions of extraterrestrial contactee communities, and civil rights activism in faith based communities. This course may count towards the SOC, SAN, or REL majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 101 , ANT 102 , ANT 210 , REL 101  ,REL 222 , Writing Requirement (W). Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 376 - The African American Civil Rights Movement through Film (1)

    Examination of the modern Civil Rights Movement through text and film. Consideration of the development of the movement through social protest and legal action, goals of the movement from integration to Black Power, and factors involved in emergence of the movement including the development of a Western racial worldview and the emergence of anti-colonial movements worldwide. This course may count toward the SOC, SAN or EST majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , ANT 101 , ANT 102 , RES 123 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  
  
  
  

  • SOC 483 - Sociological Theory (1)

    Classical theories of social structure and social change, focused on the works of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Prerequisites: SOC 101  or SOC 102 , and one 300-level Sociology course. No alternate grade option.
    (Social Science)
  

  • SOC 484 - Research Design and Data Analysis (1)

    Focus on the logic and procedure of sociological research. Explores the epistemological and methodological principles that form the basis of social research, including developing research questions, forming measurable concepts, determining appropriate research strategies, confronting ethical dilemmas, collecting and analyzing data, and revising theories in light of empirical data. Exploration and evaluation of various research methodologies as well as the development of an independent research project. Prerequisites: two courses in Sociology, including SOC 101  or SOC 102 . This course is pre-approved for transcript notation in the Ingenuity in Action category, Civic Engagement. To participate and earn notation of completion on your transcript, please complete the Ingenuity in Action application. No alternate grade option.
    (Social Science) (Writing Encounter) (Quantitative Reasoning Intensive)
  

  • SOC 485 - Readings/Research in Sociology (1/2-1)

    Student-designed individual research in selected areas. Prerequisites: two courses in Sociology, including SOC 101  or SOC 102 . (OP) May be repeated for credit; however, no more than one term of 485 may be counted toward the Sociology major or the Sociology and Anthropology major.
  

  • SOC 487 - SOC/SAN/ANT Senior Seminar (1)

     

    The senior capstone course provides anthropology, sociology and sociology/anthropology majors an opportunity to reflect on their academic career as their attention turns toward their post-baccalaureate future.  It is designed to help students synthesize, integrate, and articulate their sociological/anthropological insights and experiences. The course is organized around three major themes: (1) reflection and assessment of one’s academic career, (2) professional development; and (3) a cumulative capstone project.  Open only to Senior Anthropology Majors, Senior Sociology Majors, and Senior Sociology and Anthropology Majors. Prerequisites: ANT 483  or SOC 483 , and ANT 484  or SOC 484 . No alternate grade option.
    (Social Science)
  
  
  

  • SOC 511 - Extended Research in Sociology (1/4)

    Students will pursue an empirical problem through a new qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods research project or substantially revise and expand an existing research project. Over the course of four blocks, students will engage in research design and implementation. Course will require 2-3 hours of work per week. Prerequisites: SOC 484  or ANT 484 , and permission of instructor.
    (CR)

Statistics
  

  • STA 201 - Statistical Methods I (1)

    Elementary study of describing data. Data collection, descriptive statistics, estimation, and hypothesis testing as applied to one- and two-variable problems. Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra, and a writing designated course (W)
    (Mathematics) (Quantitative Reasoning Intensive)
  

  • STA 202 - Statistical Methods II (1)

    A continuation of STA 201 , Statistical Methods I. This course will explore in more depth several methods of analyzing data. Topics covered include linear regression (simple and multivariate), ANOVA (one- and two-way), and logistic regression (simple and multivariate). Prerequisite: STA 201 .
  

  • STA 223 - Introduction to Data Science (1)

    Managing and interpreting an overwhelming amount of raw data is part of the foundation of our information society and economy. People use computers and statistics to translate, process, and visualize raw data, enabling new understandings that in turn contribute new knowledge to the world. Data Science is a newly developing field that merges ideas from both statistics and computer science to address these issues. In this course statistics will inform the discussion about what appropriate goals are for learning from the data and how the data will answer the questions raised. The computer science perspective will help us figure out which goals are actually feasible computationally, and how to achieve them. Prerequisites: STA 201  or CSC 140  .
  

  • STA 230 - Epidemiology (1)

    An introduction to the methods used in the study of health and illness in human populations.  In particular, this course will include discussions on the role of epidemiology in public health both in the past and present, the different kinds of epidemiological studies and what conclusions can be made from them, and the process that epidemiologists use in infectious disease and outbreak investigations. The course will also introduce some of the statistical techniques required for epidemiological studies. Prerequisite: STA 201  
  

  • STA 280 - Internship (1)
  
  
  

  • STA 347 - Mathematical Statistics I (1)

    Typically the first term covers probability, random variables, sampling distributions and collecting data. The second term covers theory of estimation and hypothesis testing, linear and multiple regression, analysis of variance, and techniques for categorical data. The second term also includes a substantial data analysis project including written and verbal presentations. Prerequisites: MAT 122  and MAT 221 . Alternate years.
  

  • STA 348 - Mathematical Statistics II (1)

    Typically the first term covers probability, random variables, sampling distributions and collecting data. The second term covers theory of estimation and hypothesis testing, linear and multiple regression, analysis of variance, and techniques for categorical data. The second term also includes a substantial data analysis project including written and verbal presentations. Prerequisites: MAT 122  ,MAT 221  and STA 347 . Alternate years.
  

  • STA 355 - Topics: Statistical Learning (1)

    This course will introduce students to relatively new and powerful statistical techniques used to analyze data. The course will begin with a review of linear regression and an introduction to computer-based variable and model selection methods. Other topics will include classification methods, resampling methods for model-building, non-linear models, and tree-based methods. The computer software program R will be used throughout. Prerequisite: STA 202  and STA 223 /CSC 223 
  

  • STA 362 - Statistical Learning (1)

    This course will introduce students to relatively new and powerful statistical techniques used to analyze data. The course will begin with a review of linear regression and an introduction to computer-based variable and model selection methods. Other topics will include classification methods, resampling methods for model-building, non-linear models, and tree-based methods. The computer software program R will be used throughout. Prerequisite(s): STA 202  and STA 223 /CSC 223  . Alternate years.
  

  • STA 363 - Advanced Regression (1)

    Following a second regression course, this class will begin with a review of multiple linear regression, but now using R. New topics will include probability distributions, likelihoods, differentiating binary vs binomial logistic regression,  and poisson regression including its variants. The class of generalized linear models will then be presented which unifies all past modeling approaches. All methods are presented using realistic case studies. Conducting and communicating the modeling process including exploratory data analysis, model exploration and selection, and inferences are all emphasized. Prerequisite(s): STA 201 , STA 202 , and STA 223  . Alternate years.
  

  • STA 364 - Time Series Applications (1)

    Time series analysis is a vital set of tools to investigate data from many fields such as business, economics, engineering, biology, medicine, social sciences, and politics. Often change (or absence) of a variable over time is worth understanding and possibly anticipating. In this class an array of time series methods will be covered including those for correlation analysis and forecasting, stochastic models, regression analysis with time related variables, and stationary/nonstationary models. Prerequisite(s): STA 201  .  Alternate years.
  

  • STA 380 - Internship (1)
  
  
  

  • STA 485 - Senior Capstone Project (1)

    Research on a subject or problem selected by the student and approved by Mathematics and Statistics faculty. Guidance and feedback on the completion of a culminating paper that will serve as a component of the capstone experience for the Mathematics and Statistics major. In addition to consulting with the instructor on the final written project, students will spend class time presenting their progress to classmates, sharing and developing ideas, answering questions, and overcoming difficulties about their research. Prerequisite(s): STA 502 Capstone Preparation. No alternate grade option.
    (Writing Intensive)
  
  
  

  • STA 502 - Capstone Preparation (1/4)

    Guidance through the process of choosing a topic for the Senior Capstone Project in Mathematics and Statistics, and writing a proposal for the project that is acceptable to the faculty in the department. Common readings in current literature in mathematics and statistics also will be assigned. This adjunct course must be taken over Terms 1-4. Students will meet with the instructor for approximately 2.5 hours per block. Students will have brief meetings with course instructors and will also work individually on proposals. The total time commitment will not exceed 6 hours per block. Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.

Theatre and Dance
  

  • THE 107 - Stagecraft (1)

    Introduction to methods and materials of building theatrical scenery for production. Students are required to help build scenery for upcoming Theatre Department productions through lab work, utilizing methods learned in classroom component. Stage lighting instruction covers basic electrical theory, functions and properties of light, and hanging and focusing of various theatrical lighting fixtures.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 108 - Costume Construction (1)

    Introduction to costume construction technology, including sewing, pattern reading and draping, through classroom and laboratory work. A brief survey of dress throughout history and introductory costume design project are included. Students are required to help in the construction of costumes for an upcoming Theatre Department production.

    This course has a materials fee of $50 per student.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 115 - Basic Acting (1)

    Study and practice in the essentials of the art and craft of acting. Emphasis will be given to observation, ensemble work, and character development, and all will be explored through scene and monologue study, class activities and performances, and paper/presentation assignments.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 160 - Fundamentals of Theatre Design (1)

    Exploration of the role and process of design as it relates to theatrical production. Students complete practical exercises in scenic, costume, lighting, and sound design, and learn to critically analyze and respond to design work with the elements of design vocabulary.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 200 - Artists & Activism (SYS) (1)

    This course will explore the performance of race, gender, and political activism on major public stages including theater, dance, performance, art, and athletics. While the course will be based on performance as a mode of activism, we will also examine historical and contemporary performances that take on issues of race, racism, discrimination, and civil rights, the performance and monitoring of gender and gender expression, and performance as a means of leveraging social class mobility. Among other activities, students will attend and critique “performance as activism” events and analyze news coverage of these events. In addition, students will have the opportunity to propose and create a performance that demonstrates civic engagement Only open to sophomores.
    (Sophomore Year Seminar (SYS)) (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 201 - Play Analysis (1)

    Study and practice of play analysis with an emphasis on exploring the potential for live performance embedded in a written text. Students will learn to employ a three-tiered approach to analyzing plays: textual/structural, dramaturgical/contextual, and creative/intuitive. Offered three out of every four years.
    (Fine Arts) (Writing Encounter)
  

  • THE 206 - Sound Design (1)

    Explores the role of the theatrical sound designer and sound engineer in the design and production process. Course includes understanding the principles and properties of sound, especially as a design element in the theatre; digital and analog recording; and editing, mixing and playback techniques. Projects focus on the challenges and difference in recording, playback, and the use of sound in theatrical settings and configurations. Recommended prerequisite: at least one Theatre production participation credit (THE 750 , THE 751 , THE 752 , THE 753 , or THE 754 ); THE 753  is particularly recommended.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 216 - Voice and Movement (1)

    Development of vocal and physical vocabularies for the stage. The class will focus on giving specificity and simplicity to the use of voice and body for theatrical expression. Through the use of dramatic texts (both prose and poetry), the incorporation of various techniques, the exploration of the theatrical space, and the study of basic anatomy and physiology, the course seeks to enable the actor to communicate with a greater capacity the energy, life, and limitless possibilities found in story-telling whether spoken through the voice or expressed through movement and gesture. Prerequisite: THE 115 .
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 217 - Devised and Ensemble Based Theatre (1)

    Devised and Ensemble Based Theatre is the process of collaboratively creating live performance. This practical and performance based introduction encourages students to explore a variety of techniques used to collaborate, create and present original work.  Techniques include: physical theatre, object as source, documentary theatre techniques, improvisation, found text, “place-hacking,” adaptation and collaborative writing.  Students will explore the history of Devised and Ensemble Based Theatre, generate new work, practice critical feedback of works-in-progress and explore the political and philosophical underpinnings of collaborative theatre-making as a tool for social justice and civic engagement. This course will culminate in the creation and presentation of original work. Can be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: THE 115  
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 266 - Drafting for the Theatre (1)

    Instruction in computer-aided drafting for theatre applications. Focuses on scenic and lighting design. Course uses AutoCAD. Alternate years.
    (Quantitative Reasoning Encounter)
  

  • THE 267 - Stage Make-up (1)

    Design and application of theatrical make-up in a laboratory setting. Practical considerations for performance, aiding character development through careful design, and application of stage makeup some appliqué technique are covered. Alternate years.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 268 - Scene Painting (1)

    Instruction in the craft of painting for the stage in a laboratory setting. Focus on duplicating texture and pattern for large format viewing, faux finish techniques, and study of light and shadow. Alternate years.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 269 - Drawing and Rendering for the Theatre (1)

    Studio study of rendering techniques and drawing skills useful to theatrical artists. The course combines instruction in traditional and hand methods with Adobe Photoshop and other digital platforms. Prerequisite: THE 107  or THE 108 . Alternate years.
    (Fine Arts)
  
  

  • THE 281 - Jazz Studio 1 (1)

    Jazz is a movement based course designed to provide intermediate level students with continuing skill and technical developmental training in jazz dance. Class will focus on warm-up, diagonal exercises, and center combinations to improve alignment and increase technical efficiency in jazz.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 283 - Musical Theater Dance (1)

    Musical Theater is defined as a form of theatrical performance that combines song, acting, and dance.  This course is designed for students interested in increased technical growth, in addition to enhancing qualities of performance through the practical study of musical theater dance.  Technical components of this course will include warm-up, diagonal exercises, and center combinations.  Students will gain a greater understanding of this genre through readings, discussions, video viewing, and written analysis.
    Fine Arts
  

  • THE 284 - Ballet Studio I (1)

    Ballet is an intermediate level movement course which focuses on continued technical development and artistic growth by emphasizing alignment and execution of complex movement combinations and artistic investigation. Prerequisite: THE 281  
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • THE 285 - Contemporary Modern Studio I (1)

    Contemporary modern is an intermediate level movement based course in which students will refine principles of various modern dance techniques (Graham, Limon, Horton, classical ballet vernacular), artistic development and performance through complex movement combinations of diverse repertoires and ideologies.  Prerequisite: THE 281   This course is pre-approved for transcript notation in the Ingenuity in Action category, Civic Engagement. To participate and earn notation of completion on your transcript, please complete the Ingenuity in Action application.
    (Fine Arts)
  
  
  

  • THE 303 - Scenic Design (1)

    Exploration of the role of the scenic designer in the design and production process. Emphasis on creating an environment for the play based on analysis of the script and utilizing elements of design - line, form, balance, composition, color, etc. Through project work, students explore the uses, problems and practical considerations of proscenium, thrust, and arena configurations. Building upon the principles learned in THE 107  and THE 266 , students are expected to have an understanding of basic construction techniques and drafting. Prerequisites: THE 107 . Alternate years (alternates with THE 304 ).
    (Fine Arts)
 

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